Police investigating potential murder-suicide attempt after woman found dead in Waterford Township

Husband was unconscious when police arrived

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are investigating an attempted murder-suicide Sunday in Waterford Township.

Police said they found a 56-year-old woman dead in a home on Lockwood Drive about 5:30 p.m. while conducting a welfare check. Her 71-year-old husband was unconscious from a suspected drug overdose when police arrived.

UPDATE: Oakland County man charged with first-degree premeditated murder in wife's death

The man survived and is expected to face charges in connection with the woman's death.


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